Hard Quiz

Tonight on Hard Quiz:

Expert topic:

Expert topic:

Expert topic:

Expert topic:

Here's your host, Tom Gleeson.

Yes. Yes!

Hello. How are you? Welcome to Hard Quiz.

The quiz is hard to do and I give everyone a hard time.

Tonight, over four rounds,

I'm gonna burn my way through these no-hopers.

And one minute, they'll be here answering questions,

the next, they'll be out the door.

And I'll keep going until I find the one Hard Quiz Champion.

Let's say hello.

G'day, Miles

G'day, Tom.

Now, your specialty is 'Doctor Who'.

Did you choose that so that you could suck up to ABC viewers?

Yes.

How did you first get into 'Doctor Who'?

Well, my dad introduced me to it as a nine-year-old.

And, naturally, because my dad introduced me to it,

I loathed it straightaway.

And then I watched more of it

and fell in love quite frankly, so, yeah, it's...

So is your curly mop inspired by Tom Baker?

Or... Yeah, absolutely. Yeah.

Sue. Hi!

Flags is your topic. Yes.

Which one's your favourite one to burn?

Well, you can burn flags. It just depends where you are when you do it.

That's right.

How did you develop your enthusiasm for the topic of flags?

I've got a goal in life...

..is to take a photograph of every country's flag in that country.

OK. You do realise you can just search online?

Maybe when I run out of time, I might have to revert to that.

Now, Mark... Tom.

..your subject is field marshals of the British Army.

That's right.

You look like one.

Have they inspired your look? I'm working my way towards it.

Most of them were in their 80s when they were promoted...

Are you younger than that, are you, Mark?

Couple of years away from that at this stage.

OK. So field marshals are quite known for their regalia.

They're often wearing quite ornate clothes.

Do you have any fancy uniforms that you wear around the house?

Well, not around the house.

More on Saturday night in the privacy of, uh...

On Saturday night, you get the full braiding and the thing,

and there you are, packing a dishwasher?

No buttons, though.

Do you live alone? No, with my wife, actually.

That's a whole 'nother topic. OK.

Liz, the Brat Pack. Yes.

Now, we're not talking about Frank Sinatra, are we?

No, that's the Rat Pack.

So why do you like those films of the '80s?

Basically, those are the movies I watched as a teenager.

You know, John Hughes was a big, big influence.

Alright, let's play... HARD!

Win or lose five points.

Steal an answer - double points.

I'll start with five questions on your expert subject.

If you get an answer right, you get five points.

If you get it wrong, I will take five points away from you.

The rest of you, you can steal at any time to get double points

or lose double points.

So, Liz, Brat Pack. Here we go. First question to you.

Remember, the rest of you, you can steal at any time.

In 'The Breakfast Club's iconic dance scene,

the kids on detention are dancing to what song?

Oh, man...

Time's up. The answer is 'We Are Not Alone'.

Unlike yourself, Liz.

Which one of Martin Sheen's actor sons kept his father's...

Ooh, for the steal, it's Sue. Charlie Sheen.

Oh! Emilio Estevez.

Correct. It's Emilio Estevez.

Just to clarify, the rest of the question was,

"kept their father's original surname?"

And it's Emilio Estevez because

Martin Sheen's original name was Ramon Estevez.

And Charlie Sheen's original name was Carlos Estevez.

What did Rob Lowe film during the 1988 Democratic National Convention

that caused controversy when it was later released?

'Illegally Yours'?

Still open. Anyone else?

Sue? The sex tape?

Is correct.

Sue, you redeemed yourself.

By the way, like, when that happened, like, that sex tape scandal,

he said that he knew that he was in trouble

'cause he'd turned on the news

and Rob Lowe's scandal, that was the first story,

and the second story was Tiananmen Square.

Andrew McCarthy makes out with which Brat Packer

at the end of 'Pretty in Pink'?

Liz?

James Spader.

Sorry, that's wrong. Sue for the steal!

Molly Ringwald. Is correct. Double points to Sue!

I knew that one. That's alright. I know.

You just sort of thought it was a homoerotic movie for a second.

Demi Moore has been married to Bruce Willis, Ashton Kutcher

and which rock musician?

Time's up. The answer is Freddy Moore.

Yeah, I know. No-one's heard of him.

It's called 'Hard Quiz'. The questions have to be hard.

If you actually look at Bruce Willis's age

and Ashton Kutcher's and you extrapolate,

you can work out that Demi Moore's next husband will be 15.

Let's move on to Mark.

Field marshals of the British Army.

The highest rank of the British Army.

In 2015, which British field marshal

was awarded a knighthood by Tony Abbott.

Oh, Miles for the steal! Angus Houston?

Is not right. Mark?

Prince Philip.

Is correct.

For those playing at home,

Prince Philip was awarded this for his dedication to racism.

In 1915, William Birdwood

impressed Australian troops by taking daily swims

while exposed to enemy fire on which Turkish beach?

Mark? Gallipoli.

Correct.

Born in Scotland, Great War Field Marshal Haig

came from a wealthy family that continues to distil what spirit?

Mark? Scotch whisky.

Correct.

Pulling away...

Pulling away, that's...

Doesn't sound right.

Hands are above.

I meant "pulling ahead". Oh.

Even worse.

Presented to the future Duke of Wellington,

the first field marshal baton

featured St George slaying what creature?

Mark? A dragon.

That's correct. A dragon.

Look at him there, showing that dragon who's boss.

That's why they're no longer with us, the dragons. They're extinct now.

While his leg was being amputated without anaesthetic,

Field Marshal Henry Paget reportedly remarked

that the knives appeared to be what?

Mark? Blunt.

Is correct.

Miles, you're at the bottom on -10.

Liz, you've clawed your way back to -5 by doing nothing.

Sue, you're on 10. Mark, you're on 25.

Time now for Sue and flags.

Remember, the rest of you can buzz in at any time.

What is missing from this flag of Pakistan?

Oh, it's for the steal! It's Miles.

Another star?

Sue?

A white stripe down the left side.

Is correct. There it is there. Little white stripe.

Now, the flag of which African nation features an AK-47 assault rifle?

Miles! Mozambique?

Correct.

Go, Miles!

I don't remember there being any AK-47s in 'Doctor Who'.

But there you go.

Which flag is flown at Buckingham Palace... Miles for the steal.

The Royal Standard? Is incorrect.

I'll finish the question.

Which flag is flown at Buckingham Palace

when the Queen is not in residence?

For the steal, it's Mark! The Union Jack.

Is correct.

Accidentally strayed into your specialty there, didn't we?

Sort of.

Which flag-based method of signalling gives its name to a beachside sub...

For the steal, it's Miles! Semaphore?

Correct.

Hey.

You got in there early.

Just to finish, I was saying it also gives its name

to a beachside suburb in Adelaide called 'Semaphore'.

It's called that 'cause the pub used to have a flag

and they'd put it up to let the other pub know that a ship was coming in,

so that they could all go back to work.

Or think of any excuse to chuck a sickie.

The national flag of which country

features a white Southern Cross on a blue canton?

What's a canton? Time's up.

Did you say, "What's a canton?" I did.

Well, people who know about flags...

The answer's Samoa.

The canton is actually the top quarter that is closest to the hoist.

OK, well, at the end of your set, Sue, you're still OK, though.

You're in second place on 15. Mark's on 35. Liz, you're on -5.